Crucero del Norte favourites for feisty fight facing 9 de Julio Rafaela

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Competition: Argentina Torneo Federal A
Competition: Sun 16.April
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Comandante Andrés Guacurarí (12000 seats)

9 de Julio Rafaela have come here for an exciting duel against the hosts Crucero del Norte. Prepare for the game with this thorough Torneo Federal A preview!

Insights:
  • Crucero del Norte have not yet lost a game at home.
  • 9 de Julio Rafaela have the most conceded goals (8) in Torneo Federal A

These teams have little in common geographically as 9 de Julio Rafaela have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

It's no vacation for neither Crucero nor 9 de Julio Rafaela as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Crucero del Norte form and stats

Crucero del Norte must be fairly happy with 5 points from their first three Torneo Federal A games here at Estadio Comandante Andrés Guacurarí.

A nice win for Crucero del Norte last time playing, versus 9 de Julio Rafaela. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1. Sweet to taste a league victory after four matches without.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Sol de América (0-2).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Crucero del Norte handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

From these home matches, Crucero del Norte have conceded only 2 goals.

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9 de Julio Rafaela form and stats

It's not happening yet for 9 de Julio Rafaela on their Torneo Federal A travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different?

Rafaela play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Crucero del Norte (placed 7th).

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Gimnasia y Tiro.

Goals are few and far between in 9 de Julio Rafaela's away league games. Only {1 goals} from 3 travels.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these parties meet on the pitch this season, as the history books show this recent match: Crucero - 9 de Julio Rafaela 2-1. Crucero del Norte-9 de Julio Rafaela H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Crucero del Norte six wins, 9 de Julio Rafaela two wins, one draw. five of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Crucero del NorteE. Álvarez Fleitas
E. Álvarez Fleitas
2 goals
CruceroM. Iglesias
M. Iglesias
1 goals

Crucero del Norte missing players

9 de Julio Rafaela missing players

Crucero del Norte 9 de Julio Rafaela
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
5 3 0 Played P 0 3 5
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
3 2 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 3 4
4 3 0 Scored S 0 1 3
5 2 0 Conceded C 0 6 8
80% 67% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
80% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 80%
20% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 40%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
60% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 40%
20% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
40% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 67% 60%
 
4.4 6.3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 1 2.6
2.4 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 3.6
2.8 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.3 2.6
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.8 13 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7 10.2
5.2 7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.7 3.8
15% 14% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 9% 16%
 
9.2 6.7 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 12 11.4
4.4 2.7 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 6.7 6.6
Key stats in Torneo Federal A this season:
  • 9 de Julio Rafaela have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • 9 de Julio Rafaela have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • 9 de Julio Rafaela have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • 9 de Julio Rafaela have lost all their away matches so far.
  • 9 de Julio Rafaela have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Torneo Federal A
  • 9 de Julio Rafaela have the most conceded goals (6) away in Torneo Federal A
  • 9 de Julio Rafaela have the most conceded goals (8) in Torneo Federal A
  • 9 de Julio Rafaela have the the worst goal difference (-5) in Torneo Federal A
  • 9 de Julio Rafaela have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • 9 de Julio Rafaela haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • 9 de Julio Rafaela is in the worst form (1-0-4)
  • All of 9 de Julio Rafaela's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Crucero del Norte have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Crucero del Norte have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Crucero del Norte have won significantly more corners at home than away.
Crucero del Norte Last season 9 de Julio Rafaela
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
32 16   Played P   4 8
11 9   Won W   3 6
7 4   Drew D   0 1
14 3   Lost L   1 1
26 17   Scored S   4 12
45 12   Conceded C   2 2
91% 81%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 88%
69% 62%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   25% 25%
38% 31%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   25% 25%
19% 6%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   0% 12%
6% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 12%
34% 31%   BTTS BTTS   25% 12%
28% 50%   Clean Sheets C S   50% 75%
47% 38%   Failed to Score F T   25% 25%
 
4.4 4.9   Corners for (avg) C F   5.7 5.7
5.1 4.3   Corners against (avg) C A   7 4
2.4 2.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.3 3
4 3   Red cards R C   0 1
 
8 9.7   Shots (avg) S (   7.7 12.7
3 3.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.3 5
26% 28%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 33%
 
9.9 8.2   Shots against (avg) S A   11.7 9.8
4.5 3.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.3 3.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sarmiento Resistencia 5 4 0 1 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 1 3 1 4 12
2 Sol de América 5 3 0 2 6 3 3 3 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 3 9
3 Boca Unidos 5 2 2 1 5 4 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 8
4 Gimnasia y Tiro 6 2 2 2 6 6 3 2 1 0 4 2 3 0 1 2 2 4 0 8
5 Central Norte 5 2 1 2 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 0 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 7
6 San Martín Formosa 6 2 1 3 3 5 3 2 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 5 -2 7
7 Crucero del Norte 5 1 3 1 4 5 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 -1 6
8 Juventud Antoniana 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -2 4
9 9 de Julio Rafaela 5 1 0 4 3 8 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 3 1 6 -5 3

Read more about Torneo Federal A

The Torneo Federal A is, together with the league Primera B Metropolitana, the third level of football in Argentina. The division has 36 teams who are divided into four zones who play two fixtures against each other for the main league table. The top four teams in each zone move into a multi-staged promotion playoff, the remaining teams into a multi-phase relegation playoff. It’s complicated.